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Last week we celebrated British Science Week in school by completing some exciting science challenges!

Every class was tasked with trying to see how far they could stretch a Curly Wurly. The world record is 426.2cm – did we manage to beat it?  Not quite – but one team was pretty close! What a fun and sticky challenge!

We also had to try and build an ‘Unsinkable Boat’ using card, lollipop sticks and lots (and lots) of masking tape. How many weights could we add into the boat before it sank? There were some very different and wonderful designs created.

Well done to everyone for taking part!

Mrs Beattie

This week in P1 we have been learning our new sound ee and revising ch,sh and th. Thank you to everyone who presented a talk about their favourite toy, what a variety of toys!

In Maths, we have been using our playdough to help learn about halves and quarters.

As it was Science Week, we took part in a curly wurly challenge. It was great fun and very messy. We were very surprised at how long they could stretch.

You may have noticed our daffodils on the windowsills. We added food colouring to the water to show how a plant sucks water up through its stem. Look at the petals!

We look forward to meeting you next week for Parent Consultations.

Last week we were tested on our hardest table. A lot of us then moved onto a new times table. We wrote all the arrays in our jotters. Today we worked with someone who was on the same times table as us and tested each other on making arrays for different calculations. We then challenged each other on a really hard times table.

We have been learning how to place fractions on a number line. We working in small groups and had to put different fractions on the number line correctly. We started with 0 – 1 and place 1/2 where it should be and then tried with quarters. Some of us were challenged to work in fifths!!

We took part in a Science Week Challenge set by Mrs Beattie.  We were to try to stretch a Curly Wurly as far as we could.  We worked in groups and first measured the size of the chocolate bar.  Then we discussed how we were going to stretch it and what forces we would use.  We predicted what our outcome would be.  Then we set to work.  We had 8 minutes to stretch the Curly Wurly as far as we could.  We then measured it and recorded our answers.  One group managed to reach 120cm!!!

P7/6 had the opportunity to go to Sky Academy and create our own news story all about our society. We decided to discuss how litter is impacting our society as this links well to our Ethical Living topic this term.

We had to work to Sky Academy’s 3 skills; collaboration, communication and creativity. We enjoyed using those skills and are very proud of our final video!

At East Calder Primary  we are proud of our Silver  Reading Schools Award.

We love special events where we can enjoy books and reading, and that also give us  the opportunity to have fun with others.

On Friday to celebrate World Book Day we all enjoyed a BIG Cosy Read. It was great fun relaxing and listening to someone reading, or just having time to look at a book with a friend.

There was a huge variety of super squishies, cushions and cuddly toys in each class as everyone snuggled up to share a story.

We hope everyone enjoyed this event ..and remember.. keep reading!

Article 31  We have the right to relax and play

For world book day we celebrated as a school by dressing up in our pyjamas and getting comfortable for a ‘Big Bedtime Read’. Here we are enjoying some texts of our choice in class on Friday.